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The Uruguay national under-23 football team (also known as Uruguay Olympic football team) represents Uruguay in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).
Nickname(s) | La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
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Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa | ||
Captain | César Araújo | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2012) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Gold medalists (1983, 2015) | ||
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1960) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1976) |
Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.
Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.
During this time, the Uruguay Olympic football team was the Senior Uruguay national football team. The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of the FIFA World Cup. After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 became Under-23.
Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players. The era of the Uruguay national under-23 football team began in earnest.
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
Until 1995 | See Uruguay national football team | ||||||||
1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
2003 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
2015 | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad |
2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
2023 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 2 Gold medals | 8/19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | — |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
23 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Uruguay | 1–0 | Dominican Republic | Viña del Mar, Chile |
15:00 UTC−3 | Rodriguez 35' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Juan López (Paraguay) |
26 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Chile | 1–0 | Uruguay | Valparaíso, Chile |
18:00 UTC−3 | Aravena 45+1' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela) |
29 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Uruguay | 0–1 | Mexico | Valparaíso, Chile |
13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Saldivia 28' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Juan López (Paraguay) |
1 November 2023 2023 Pan American Games Fifth place match | Uruguay | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Colombia | Valparaíso, Chile |
12:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Manuel Vergara (Chile) | ||
Penalties | ||||
13 January 2024 Friendly | Uruguay | 4–1 | Paraguay | Maldonado, Uruguay |
18:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño |
16 January 2024 Friendly | Uruguay | 0–2 | Banfield | Maldonado, Uruguay |
18:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño |
24 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Paraguay | 4–3 | Uruguay | Valencia, Venezuela |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
27 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Uruguay | 0–1 | Chile | Valencia, Venezuela |
19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil) |
30 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru | Valencia, Venezuela |
16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) |
2 February 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay | Valencia, Venezuela |
19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia) |
The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][2]
Caps and goals[lower-alpha 1] as of 2 February 2024, after the match against Argentina.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ignacio Suárez | 5 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Nacional |
12 | GK | Randall Rodríguez | 29 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
23 | GK | Fabrizio Correa | 18 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
2 | DF | Sebastián Boselli | 4 December 2003 | 4 | 0 | Estudiantes |
3 | DF | Mateo Antoni | 22 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
4 | DF | Mateo Ponte | 24 May 2003 | 6 | 0 | Botafogo |
6 | DF | Valentín Rodríguez | 13 June 2001 | 6 | 0 | Gimnasia LP |
14 | DF | Nicolás Marichal | 17 March 2001 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
22 | DF | Fredy Martínez | 1 May 2001 | 5 | 0 | Nacional |
5 | MF | César Araújo (captain) | 2 April 2001 | 5 | 1 | Orlando City |
8 | MF | Rodrigo Chagas | 20 August 2003 | 9 | 0 | Nacional |
10 | MF | Tiago Palacios | 28 March 2001 | 6 | 0 | Estudiantes |
15 | MF | Vicente Poggi | 11 July 2002 | 7 | 0 | Godoy Cruz |
16 | MF | Erico Cuello | 25 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
18 | MF | Santiago Homenchenko | 30 August 2003 | 6 | 2 | Mirandés |
7 | FW | Anderson Duarte | 23 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Toluca |
9 | FW | Matias Fonseca | 12 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
11 | FW | Juan Cruz de los Santos | 22 February 2003 | 10 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
13 | FW | Agustín Albarracín | 29 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
17 | FW | Matías Abaldo | 2 April 2004 | 5 | 1 | Gimnasia LP |
19 | FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 16 July 2003 | 6 | 6 | Bahia |
21 | FW | Renzo Sánchez | 17 February 2004 | 5 | 1 | Nacional |
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa |
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